diff --git a/make/dirs.mk b/make/dirs.mk
index 1e3cd60f..ca89cbf9 100644
--- a/make/dirs.mk
+++ b/make/dirs.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 include $(MODDIR)/make/defs.mk
 
-all: 
+subdirs: 
 	$(make_subdirs)
 
 clean:
diff --git a/make/tex.mk b/make/tex.mk
index 2806f4d3..ebaaa9dd 100644
--- a/make/tex.mk
+++ b/make/tex.mk
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ define mangle_tmpl
 	' >> $@
 endef
 
-all: dirs $(ALL)
+first_target: dirs $(ALL)
 
 tex: dirs $(OUT).tex.zip
 dvi: dirs $(OUT).dvi.zip